1992-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for North Dakota

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County	Turnout	Ed Schafer (R)		Nicholas Spaeth (D)		Harley McLain (I)		Michael DuPaul (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	71%	948	59.0%	638	39.7%	10	0.6%	12	0.7%	0	0.0%	310	1,608
Barnes	69%	3,453	53.6%	2,795	43.4%	160	2.5%	34	0.5%	0	0.0%	658	6,442
Benson	56%	1,328	51.0%	1,225	47.1%	19	0.7%	31	1.2%	0	0.0%	103	2,603
Billings	93%	364	53.8%	295	43.6%	6	0.9%	12	1.8%	0	0.0%	69	677
Bottineau	69%	2,242	55.1%	1,769	43.5%	30	0.7%	29	0.7%	0	0.0%	473	4,070
Bowman	74%	1,082	57.3%	769	40.8%	16	0.8%	20	1.1%	0	0.0%	313	1,887
Burke	70%	781	51.7%	704	46.6%	18	1.2%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	77	1,512
Burleigh	69%	21,144	68.3%	9,452	30.5%	211	0.7%	170	0.5%	0	0.0%	11,692	30,977
Cass	66%	29,948	56.7%	22,338	42.3%	382	0.7%	175	0.3%	0	0.0%	7,610	52,843
Cavalier	72%	1,985	65.0%	1,013	33.1%	39	1.3%	19	0.6%	0	0.0%	972	3,056
Dickey	66%	1,727	57.7%	1,223	40.8%	20	0.7%	24	0.8%	0	0.0%	504	2,994
Divide	75%	756	47.2%	826	51.5%	15	0.9%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	-70	1,603
Dunn	77%	1,212	57.6%	861	40.9%	15	0.7%	17	0.8%	0	0.0%	351	2,105
Eddy	73%	887	55.4%	696	43.4%	14	0.9%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	191	1,602
Emmons	69%	1,470	60.9%	912	37.8%	15	0.6%	18	0.7%	0	0.0%	558	2,415
Foster	67%	1,158	60.2%	733	38.1%	11	0.6%	20	1.0%	0	0.0%	425	1,922
Golden Valley	77%	638	57.9%	447	40.6%	7	0.6%	10	0.9%	0	0.0%	191	1,102
Grand Forks	59%	18,279	59.9%	11,790	38.6%	272	0.9%	184	0.6%	0	0.0%	6,489	30,525
Grant	77%	1,289	66.4%	617	31.8%	18	0.9%	16	0.8%	0	0.0%	672	1,940
Griggs	74%	923	52.3%	822	46.5%	14	0.8%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	101	1,766
Hettinger	76%	1,072	57.9%	765	41.3%	6	0.3%	10	0.5%	0	0.0%	307	1,853
Kidder	71%	1,104	65.2%	564	33.3%	16	0.9%	10	0.6%	0	0.0%	540	1,694
La Moure	72%	1,569	57.1%	1,140	41.5%	27	1.0%	14	0.5%	0	0.0%	429	2,750
Logan	71%	983	66.6%	476	32.3%	7	0.5%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	507	1,475
McHenry	72%	1,678	49.3%	1,663	48.9%	26	0.8%	34	1.0%	0	0.0%	15	3,401
McIntosh	67%	1,397	68.3%	633	30.9%	4	0.2%	12	0.6%	0	0.0%	764	2,046
McKenzie	73%	1,751	57.0%	1,288	41.9%	14	0.5%	19	0.6%	0	0.0%	463	3,072
McLean	72%	2,942	55.3%	2,291	43.0%	42	0.8%	48	0.9%	0	0.0%	651	5,323
Mercer	76%	3,177	63.9%	1,719	34.6%	37	0.7%	41	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,458	4,974
Morton	69%	7,351	63.5%	4,074	35.2%	92	0.8%	63	0.5%	0	0.0%	3,277	11,580
Mountrail	67%	1,473	45.0%	1,734	53.0%	32	1.0%	34	1.0%	0	0.0%	-261	3,273
Nelson	67%	1,172	53.2%	1,001	45.5%	15	0.7%	14	0.6%	0	0.0%	171	2,202
Oliver	78%	803	64.9%	412	33.3%	12	1.0%	11	0.9%	0	0.0%	391	1,238
Pembina	62%	2,747	66.6%	1,324	32.1%	27	0.7%	24	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,423	4,122
Pierce	65%	1,330	55.2%	1,047	43.4%	13	0.5%	20	0.8%	0	0.0%	283	2,410
Ramsey	65%	3,418	56.7%	2,519	41.8%	56	0.9%	36	0.6%	0	0.0%	899	6,029
Ransom	66%	1,410	48.7%	1,444	49.9%	21	0.7%	18	0.6%	0	0.0%	-34	2,893
Renville	74%	850	51.6%	765	46.4%	8	0.5%	25	1.5%	0	0.0%	85	1,648
Richland	62%	4,413	53.9%	3,653	44.6%	88	1.1%	39	0.5%	0	0.0%	760	8,193
Rolette	44%	1,206	33.9%	2,243	63.1%	50	1.4%	58	1.6%	0	0.0%	-1,037	3,557
Sargent	68%	1,012	45.1%	1,197	53.4%	19	0.8%	15	0.7%	0	0.0%	-185	2,243
Sheridan	74%	808	69.7%	337	29.1%	3	0.3%	11	0.9%	0	0.0%	471	1,159
Sioux	45%	394	40.2%	569	58.1%	8	0.8%	9	0.9%	0	0.0%	-175	980
Slope	86%	290	54.3%	234	43.8%	4	0.7%	6	1.1%	0	0.0%	56	534
Stark	65%	5,999	56.6%	4,413	41.7%	88	0.8%	92	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,586	10,592
Steele	79%	638	46.1%	726	52.5%	8	0.6%	11	0.8%	0	0.0%	-88	1,383
Stutsman	60%	5,755	57.9%	3,959	39.8%	150	1.5%	72	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,796	9,936
Towner	68%	877	50.8%	825	47.7%	15	0.9%	11	0.6%	0	0.0%	52	1,728
Traill	70%	2,442	53.6%	2,040	44.8%	55	1.2%	21	0.5%	0	0.0%	402	4,558
Walsh	60%	3,627	61.4%	2,217	37.6%	37	0.6%	23	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,410	5,904
Ward	61%	14,111	55.0%	11,053	43.1%	202	0.8%	286	1.1%	0	0.0%	3,058	25,652
Wells	67%	1,763	60.5%	1,099	37.7%	31	1.1%	20	0.7%	0	0.0%	664	2,913
Williams	67%	5,222	52.8%	4,496	45.4%	109	1.1%	70	0.7%	0	0.0%	726	9,897
TOTAL	66%	176,398	57.9%	123,845	40.6%	2,614	0.9%	2,004	0.7%	0	0.0%	52,553	304,861
Total R vote: 176,398 (57.9%)      Total D vote: 123,845 (40.6%)      Total Other vote: 4,618 (1.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$376,626		$217,819		$0		$0
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1992 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	948	59.0%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	638	39.7%
Harley McLain (I)	10	0.6%
Michael DuPaul (I)	12	0.7%
TOTAL	1,608
Turnout: 71%

1992 Governor, Barnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	3,453	53.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	2,795	43.4%
Harley McLain (I)	160	2.5%
Michael DuPaul (I)	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,442
Turnout: 69%

1992 Governor, Benson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,328	51.0%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,225	47.1%
Harley McLain (I)	19	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	31	1.2%
TOTAL	2,603
Turnout: 56%

1992 Governor, Billings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	364	53.8%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	295	43.6%
Harley McLain (I)	6	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	12	1.8%
TOTAL	677
Turnout: 93%

1992 Governor, Bottineau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	2,242	55.1%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,769	43.5%
Harley McLain (I)	30	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,070
Turnout: 69%

1992 Governor, Bowman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,082	57.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	769	40.8%
Harley McLain (I)	16	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	20	1.1%
TOTAL	1,887
Turnout: 74%

1992 Governor, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	781	51.7%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	704	46.6%
Harley McLain (I)	18	1.2%
Michael DuPaul (I)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,512
Turnout: 70%

1992 Governor, Burleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	21,144	68.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	9,452	30.5%
Harley McLain (I)	211	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	170	0.5%
TOTAL	30,977
Turnout: 69%

1992 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	29,948	56.7%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	22,338	42.3%
Harley McLain (I)	382	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	175	0.3%
TOTAL	52,843
Turnout: 66%

1992 Governor, Cavalier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,985	65.0%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,013	33.1%
Harley McLain (I)	39	1.3%
Michael DuPaul (I)	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,056
Turnout: 72%

1992 Governor, Dickey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,727	57.7%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,223	40.8%
Harley McLain (I)	20	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	24	0.8%
TOTAL	2,994
Turnout: 66%

1992 Governor, Divide County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	756	47.2%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	826	51.5%
Harley McLain (I)	15	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,603
Turnout: 75%

1992 Governor, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,212	57.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	861	40.9%
Harley McLain (I)	15	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	17	0.8%
TOTAL	2,105
Turnout: 77%

1992 Governor, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	887	55.4%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	696	43.4%
Harley McLain (I)	14	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,602
Turnout: 73%

1992 Governor, Emmons County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,470	60.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	912	37.8%
Harley McLain (I)	15	0.6%
Michael DuPaul (I)	18	0.7%
TOTAL	2,415
Turnout: 69%

1992 Governor, Foster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,158	60.2%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	733	38.1%
Harley McLain (I)	11	0.6%
Michael DuPaul (I)	20	1.0%
TOTAL	1,922
Turnout: 67%

1992 Governor, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	638	57.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	447	40.6%
Harley McLain (I)	7	0.6%
Michael DuPaul (I)	10	0.9%
TOTAL	1,102
Turnout: 77%

1992 Governor, Grand Forks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	18,279	59.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	11,790	38.6%
Harley McLain (I)	272	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	184	0.6%
TOTAL	30,525
Turnout: 59%

1992 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,289	66.4%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	617	31.8%
Harley McLain (I)	18	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	16	0.8%
TOTAL	1,940
Turnout: 77%

1992 Governor, Griggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	923	52.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	822	46.5%
Harley McLain (I)	14	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,766
Turnout: 74%

1992 Governor, Hettinger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,072	57.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	765	41.3%
Harley McLain (I)	6	0.3%
Michael DuPaul (I)	10	0.5%
TOTAL	1,853
Turnout: 76%

1992 Governor, Kidder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,104	65.2%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	564	33.3%
Harley McLain (I)	16	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,694
Turnout: 71%

1992 Governor, La Moure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,569	57.1%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,140	41.5%
Harley McLain (I)	27	1.0%
Michael DuPaul (I)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,750
Turnout: 72%

1992 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	983	66.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	476	32.3%
Harley McLain (I)	7	0.5%
Michael DuPaul (I)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,475
Turnout: 71%

1992 Governor, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,678	49.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,663	48.9%
Harley McLain (I)	26	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	34	1.0%
TOTAL	3,401
Turnout: 72%

1992 Governor, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,397	68.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	633	30.9%
Harley McLain (I)	4	0.2%
Michael DuPaul (I)	12	0.6%
TOTAL	2,046
Turnout: 67%

1992 Governor, McKenzie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,751	57.0%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,288	41.9%
Harley McLain (I)	14	0.5%
Michael DuPaul (I)	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,072
Turnout: 73%

1992 Governor, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	2,942	55.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	2,291	43.0%
Harley McLain (I)	42	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	48	0.9%
TOTAL	5,323
Turnout: 72%

1992 Governor, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	3,177	63.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,719	34.6%
Harley McLain (I)	37	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	41	0.8%
TOTAL	4,974
Turnout: 76%

1992 Governor, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	7,351	63.5%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	4,074	35.2%
Harley McLain (I)	92	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	63	0.5%
TOTAL	11,580
Turnout: 69%

1992 Governor, Mountrail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,473	45.0%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,734	53.0%
Harley McLain (I)	32	1.0%
Michael DuPaul (I)	34	1.0%
TOTAL	3,273
Turnout: 67%

1992 Governor, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,172	53.2%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,001	45.5%
Harley McLain (I)	15	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,202
Turnout: 67%

1992 Governor, Oliver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	803	64.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	412	33.3%
Harley McLain (I)	12	1.0%
Michael DuPaul (I)	11	0.9%
TOTAL	1,238
Turnout: 78%

1992 Governor, Pembina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	2,747	66.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,324	32.1%
Harley McLain (I)	27	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,122
Turnout: 62%

1992 Governor, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,330	55.2%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,047	43.4%
Harley McLain (I)	13	0.5%
Michael DuPaul (I)	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,410
Turnout: 65%

1992 Governor, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	3,418	56.7%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	2,519	41.8%
Harley McLain (I)	56	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	36	0.6%
TOTAL	6,029
Turnout: 65%

1992 Governor, Ransom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,410	48.7%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,444	49.9%
Harley McLain (I)	21	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	18	0.6%
TOTAL	2,893
Turnout: 66%

1992 Governor, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	850	51.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	765	46.4%
Harley McLain (I)	8	0.5%
Michael DuPaul (I)	25	1.5%
TOTAL	1,648
Turnout: 74%

1992 Governor, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	4,413	53.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	3,653	44.6%
Harley McLain (I)	88	1.1%
Michael DuPaul (I)	39	0.5%
TOTAL	8,193
Turnout: 62%

1992 Governor, Rolette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,206	33.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	2,243	63.1%
Harley McLain (I)	50	1.4%
Michael DuPaul (I)	58	1.6%
TOTAL	3,557
Turnout: 44%

1992 Governor, Sargent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,012	45.1%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,197	53.4%
Harley McLain (I)	19	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	15	0.7%
TOTAL	2,243
Turnout: 68%

1992 Governor, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	808	69.7%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	337	29.1%
Harley McLain (I)	3	0.3%
Michael DuPaul (I)	11	0.9%
TOTAL	1,159
Turnout: 74%

1992 Governor, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	394	40.2%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	569	58.1%
Harley McLain (I)	8	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	9	0.9%
TOTAL	980
Turnout: 45%

1992 Governor, Slope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	290	54.3%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	234	43.8%
Harley McLain (I)	4	0.7%
Michael DuPaul (I)	6	1.1%
TOTAL	534
Turnout: 86%

1992 Governor, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	5,999	56.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	4,413	41.7%
Harley McLain (I)	88	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	92	0.9%
TOTAL	10,592
Turnout: 65%

1992 Governor, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	638	46.1%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	726	52.5%
Harley McLain (I)	8	0.6%
Michael DuPaul (I)	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,383
Turnout: 79%

1992 Governor, Stutsman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	5,755	57.9%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	3,959	39.8%
Harley McLain (I)	150	1.5%
Michael DuPaul (I)	72	0.7%
TOTAL	9,936
Turnout: 60%

1992 Governor, Towner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	877	50.8%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	825	47.7%
Harley McLain (I)	15	0.9%
Michael DuPaul (I)	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,728
Turnout: 68%

1992 Governor, Traill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	2,442	53.6%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	2,040	44.8%
Harley McLain (I)	55	1.2%
Michael DuPaul (I)	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,558
Turnout: 70%

1992 Governor, Walsh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	3,627	61.4%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	2,217	37.6%
Harley McLain (I)	37	0.6%
Michael DuPaul (I)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	5,904
Turnout: 60%

1992 Governor, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	14,111	55.0%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	11,053	43.1%
Harley McLain (I)	202	0.8%
Michael DuPaul (I)	286	1.1%
TOTAL	25,652
Turnout: 61%

1992 Governor, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	1,763	60.5%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	1,099	37.7%
Harley McLain (I)	31	1.1%
Michael DuPaul (I)	20	0.7%
TOTAL	2,913
Turnout: 67%

1992 Governor, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ed Schafer (R)	5,222	52.8%
Nicholas Spaeth (D)	4,496	45.4%
Harley McLain (I)	109	1.1%
Michael DuPaul (I)	70	0.7%
TOTAL	9,897
Turnout: 67%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ed Schafer
Total Disbursements:	$376,626

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Nicholas Spaeth
Total Disbursements:	$217,819